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Good morning, Minneapolis! Patch is back to bring you another five-minute guide to today's local news.

First, today's weather: Cloudy. High: 68 Low: 51.

Here are the top 4 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. The principal of Minneapolis North High School will return to finish out the school year after the district initially put her on administrative leave. Mauri Friestleben attended a sit-in to protest the police shooting of Amir Locke earlier this year. Now students and the NAACP are calling on Minneapolis Public Schools to be transparent about their decision and reversal of Friestleben’s leave. (CBS)

2. More than 40 homes were flooded over the weekend in St. Louis Park after a water main break on Minnetonka Boulevard. The area will remain closed between Texas and Sumter avenues through Wednesday, Hennepin County officials said. (Patch)

3. Unvaccinated seniors are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than seniors who are vaccinated and boosted, according to new state data. Minnesota Department of Public Health officials hope the new information encourages people to get vaccinated and boosted during this wave of the pandemic. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

4. The University of Minnesota just received a $66 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Funds will go toward establishing a center “to develop antiviral drugs for pandemic-level viruses,” including the virus that causes COVID-19. (University)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Minneapolis Central Library hosts family storytime. (10 a.m.)
• Join a Community Food Garden planting event in the Victory neighborhood. (6 p.m.)
• The Twins take on the Tigers at Target Field. (6:40 PM)
• Keyon Harrold performs at Dakota Jazz Club. (7 p.m.)
• The Lynx play the New York Liberty at home. (7 p.m.)
• Trivia Tuesday at Lakes & Legends Brewing Company. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Minneapolis Mounted Police unit welcomed three new officers at a weekend graduation ceremony. (Police)
• The Urban Outfitters location in Uptown will close on June 20, joining major brands like Apple and North Face in leaving the area. (BMTN)
• The traveling production of “Moulin Rouge” is playing at the Orpheum Theatre through June 5 and is “breathtakingly beautiful” despite some opening night glitches. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul was activated for service in the U.S. Navy last weekend after a ceremony in Duluth. (CBS)
• The splash pad at Minnesota Zoo is now open for the season. (Patch)

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That's all for today, Minneapolis! See you tomorrow for another Daily.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.

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